Stolen is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Connie Walker and produced by Gimlet Media.
The podcast is hosted by journalist Connie Walker, who previously hosted Missing and Murdered. [1] In 2019, Connie Walker left CBC to work at Gimlet Media. [2] The Search for Jermain is an eight episode season. [3] There is a bonus episode containing updates related to the case in addition to the standard eight episodes. [4] The podcast debuted on March 1, 2021. [5] While Walker's previous reporting focused on missing persons cases in Canada The Search for Jermain focused on a case in the United States. [6] The podcast investigates the missing persons case of Jermain Charlo, a 23-year-old woman who has been missing since 2018. [7] This missing persons case received very little media attention. [8] Walker heard about the case from Lauren Small Rodriguez who works with human trafficking survivors in Missoula. [9] In the first episode of the season, Walker interviews Vicki Velarde, Charlo's grandmother. [10] In the second episode, Walker discusses the sex trafficking of indigenous women. [11] Walker explores the history of the area and discusses how settlers forced Charlo's ancestors out of the Bitterroot Valley and into the Flathead Indian Reservation. [12]
The series is exclusively on Spotify. [13] Walker's father was in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and during his time as an officer he had pulled over a priest that had abused him as a child. [14] When he recognized who it was he beat up the priest. [15] Walker learned about this story from a social media post that her brother made shortly after unmarked graves were found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in 2021. [16] After learning about the incident, Walker decided to try and find the priest. [17] The season contains a number of interviews with Walker's relatives. [18] The season discusses Canadian residential schools in general and the intergenerational trauma that was caused by them. [19] However, the podcast specifically focues on St. Michael's Indian Residential School where Walker's father was a student. [20]
The podcast was set for a third season. [21] Spotify announced that it would not be renewing the show and the show would be finding a new home. [22] [23] [24]
Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Discover Pods Awards | 2021 | Best New/Debut Podcast of 2021 | The Search for Jermain | Finalist | [25] [26] [27] |
Ambies | 2022 | Best Reporting | The Search for Jermain | Nominated | [28] |
Peabody Awards | 2022 | Podcast & Radio | Surviving St. Michael's | Won | [29] [30] |
Alfred I. duPont Award | 2023 | Podcast | Surviving St. Michael's | Won | [31] |
Pulitzer Prize | 2023 | Audio Reporting | Surviving St. Michael's | Won | [32] [33] |
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Stolen is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Connie Walker and produced by Gimlet Media.
The podcast is hosted by journalist Connie Walker, who previously hosted Missing and Murdered. [1] In 2019, Connie Walker left CBC to work at Gimlet Media. [2] The Search for Jermain is an eight episode season. [3] There is a bonus episode containing updates related to the case in addition to the standard eight episodes. [4] The podcast debuted on March 1, 2021. [5] While Walker's previous reporting focused on missing persons cases in Canada The Search for Jermain focused on a case in the United States. [6] The podcast investigates the missing persons case of Jermain Charlo, a 23-year-old woman who has been missing since 2018. [7] This missing persons case received very little media attention. [8] Walker heard about the case from Lauren Small Rodriguez who works with human trafficking survivors in Missoula. [9] In the first episode of the season, Walker interviews Vicki Velarde, Charlo's grandmother. [10] In the second episode, Walker discusses the sex trafficking of indigenous women. [11] Walker explores the history of the area and discusses how settlers forced Charlo's ancestors out of the Bitterroot Valley and into the Flathead Indian Reservation. [12]
The series is exclusively on Spotify. [13] Walker's father was in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and during his time as an officer he had pulled over a priest that had abused him as a child. [14] When he recognized who it was he beat up the priest. [15] Walker learned about this story from a social media post that her brother made shortly after unmarked graves were found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in 2021. [16] After learning about the incident, Walker decided to try and find the priest. [17] The season contains a number of interviews with Walker's relatives. [18] The season discusses Canadian residential schools in general and the intergenerational trauma that was caused by them. [19] However, the podcast specifically focues on St. Michael's Indian Residential School where Walker's father was a student. [20]
The podcast was set for a third season. [21] Spotify announced that it would not be renewing the show and the show would be finding a new home. [22] [23] [24]
Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discover Pods Awards | 2021 | Best New/Debut Podcast of 2021 | The Search for Jermain | Finalist | [25] [26] [27] |
Ambies | 2022 | Best Reporting | The Search for Jermain | Nominated | [28] |
Peabody Awards | 2022 | Podcast & Radio | Surviving St. Michael's | Won | [29] [30] |
Alfred I. duPont Award | 2023 | Podcast | Surviving St. Michael's | Won | [31] |
Pulitzer Prize | 2023 | Audio Reporting | Surviving St. Michael's | Won | [32] [33] |
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